Ashwarya Gupta

Storyteller · Author · Technology Leader

Hi, I’m Ashwarya.

I tell short, funny stories about the family we all grew up in. Last October, more than five lakh people watched — and shared them with their own families.

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“कितना टेंशन लेंगे? थोड़ा हँस लीजिए।”

Why carry so much tension? Have a little laugh.

— Ashwarya Gupta

The ShowShort Hindi comedy about the family we all grew up inWatch the stories →The BookThe Human Signal — why some stories make us feel at homeRead the first note →The Work16 years building new technology, now at J.P. MorganMy story →

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Watch the stories everyone shared

Each one is about 20 seconds long, in Hindi, with captions. Tap play and turn the sound on.

Phone on Silent

फ़ोन साइलेंट पर था

He shrugs off missing Mummy’s calls — until she misses his.

337,336 views · 3,336 shares

The Blue Tick

नीला टिक दिख रहा है

He leaves Mummy on “seen”. She has receipts.

297,819 views · 3,992 shares

Text Me When You Reach

पहुँचकर बता देना

“I’m not a child, Mummy.” Two words later, he is.

248,806 views · 3,451 shares

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One month · October 2026

views in one month
13.6 lakh
people watched
5 lakh+
times shared with family
10,779
How these numbers were counted →

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The comment that changed how I write

Note 01 · 6 min read“They saved rupee by rupee to put you on that plane — and you laugh at them?”One angry viewer taught me the rule behind every story since: never laugh at your parents. Laugh at how much you’re becoming them.Read the note →

Tumko kya pata lala… 🥺 jigar ka tukda baahar rahta ho or call na uthhe, message ka reply na de, toh MAA pe kya guzarti hai 😔 Allah paak har bete ko salamat rakhe 🤲❤️

What would you know, dear… when a piece of your heart lives far away and doesn’t pick up or reply — what a mother goes through. May God keep every son safe.

— viewer comment on Phone on Silent

बेटा थोड़ी देर के बाद ही सही लेकिन आपको अपने मम्मी की बातें समझ में आ जाती है, यह बहुत बड़ी बात है 😢😍👏

Son, it took a while — but you do understand your mother. That is a big thing.

— viewer comment on Text Me When You Reach

Sachi baat, maa ko pata chal jata hai bache ki awaz se 🙏🏻

So true — a mother knows everything from her child’s voice.

— viewer comment on A Full Check-up From One Hello
Ashwarya Gupta

My story

I build technology by day. I write about families by night.

For sixteen years I’ve built new products inside large companies — first at Bosch, and now as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan in Bengaluru, where I lead teams that make everyday work simpler.

I studied psychology because I wanted to understand why some stories move us and others don’t. Today I put that to work in two places: short Hindi comedy about family life, and a book called The Human Signal — about why, in a noisy world, people still connect with what feels like home.

  • Inventor on granted U.S. patents
  • J.P. Morgan Innovation Impact Award · 2022 & 2025
  • Bosch India Innovation Award · 2020
  • M.A. Psychology (IGNOU) · MBA, UTS Sydney

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